Thanks! And yes they're the same. Lake Char, Lake Trout, Gray Trout, Togue, Mackinaw are all common names for them. Same family as Trout (Salmonidae) but in the Char genus (Salvelinus). Species is S. namaycush.Nice fish! Hey buddy teach me something please. Are those the same as what they call Togue back east? Lake trout? but technically a char like a brookie trout?